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by Janel Breitenstein | Nov 2, 2018 | Africa, Church, compassion, helping others, infographics, poverty, Printables and Freebies, social justice
Hypothetical question. Let’s say someone asked you to help an impoverished family this holiday season. Who would you help first? Maybe this feels a little tricky. Maybe like me, your house isn’t really all that close to people who need help. Or maybe your...
by Janel Breitenstein | Oct 30, 2018 | closeness and intimacy, emotion, kids, love, love languages, Parenting, relationships, romance, staying in love, time together, tweens and teens
So you already know I’m into This is Us; at least we’ve got that out of the way. (Still waiting for an episode that doesn’t make me blink away tears. Good grief. I am such a sap.) But there were two moments I resonated with in the last...
by Janel Breitenstein | Oct 27, 2018 | closeness and intimacy, free download, identity, infographics, Marriage, spiritual life skills/spiritual disciplines, time alone with God
Those of you who are married: Remember that moment where you piled all those fluffy white layers into the car with tin cans clanking on the back? Or maybe you loosened your tie and pressed on the gas with those rented shoes, rose petals or rice or birdseed flying off...
by Janel Breitenstein | Oct 23, 2018 | Culture, current events, kids, Marriage, Parenting, sex, tweens and teens
I’ve written before that I won’t get very political on this blog, and this particular post is no exception. Yet I was reminded (in the wise article, “How Do Christians Fit Into the Two-Party System? They Don’t”) that “Those who...
by Janel Breitenstein | Oct 19, 2018 | closeness and intimacy, closeness; intimacy, Culture, current events, emotion, Marriage, relationships
Am I the only one who admits to slyly checking NBC.com to know when This is Us would restart after the summer? I keep waiting for an episode that won’t bring tears to my eyes, dagnabbit. Completely, 100% sucked in. I’m a Christian. Not all of any show’s values...
